![]() ![]() Union home minister Amit Shah said that the Parliament would be the most sacred and suitable place for the sengol adding that it will be a reflection of 'Amrit Kaal', which will witness the glorious moment of New India taking its rightful place in the world. Vummidi Ethirajulu, 96, and Vummidi Sudhakar, 88, two people involved in the making of the original Sengol are expected to attend the new Parliament building inauguration function. Ahead of the ceremony on May 28, Modi will honour them at his residence at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg. Since then, the Sengol has been on display at Nehru’s Collection gallery at the Allahabad Museum and now has been moved to Delhi for its installation in the new building of Parliament.Īt least 31 members of the ‘adheenams’ will leave Chennai for New Delhi in two batches on chartered flights. Tamil poet saint Thirugnanasambandar wrote and sang the verses called “Kolaru Padhigam” in the seventh century CE, as a prayer to remove difficulties. The Chola-style handover was celebrated with the singing of a special song composed for the occasion. Another new example of Big Tech enabling extremist misinformation: If you search the word truth in Apple’s App Store, the first result is for Trump’s app Truth Social, along with a high chance of an ad for 2nd1st Uncensored, another Trumpist app, instead of truth-or-dare type games or any other non-political apps. It was however taken back and purified with gangajal. The sceptre was first handed over to Lord Mountbatten by a priest of Thiruvavaduthurai Adheenam. The leader of the Adheenam immediately commissioned jeweler Vummidi Bangaru Chetty the preparation of the 'Sengol' in four weeks. C Rajagopalachari had then requested the leader of the Thiruvavaduthurai Adheenam in Tamil Nadu (then Madras Presidency) to do the same, for power to pass on to Indian hands from the British.Īlso Read: The tears and toil behind the KFC story The transfer of power during Chola times was sanctified by Saivite high priests. The Nandi on top of the 'Sengol' is a symbol of ' Nyaya.' Made of silver with a coat of gold, the historical scepter will be installed near the chair of the Lok Sabha Speaker on May 28 by PM Modi accompanied by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and the pontiffs from Tamil Nadu. 'Sengol' is a word derived from the Tamil word 'Semmai', meaning 'righteousness.' The five feet ornamental the sacred Nandi, with its unyielding gaze. In a new announcement by Home Minister Amit Shah, it was revealed that the 75-year-old scepter known as Sengol will be placed in the new Parliament building marking its significance of authority and democracy. The Sengol reminds the recipient that he has the “aanai” (order or decree) to rule justly and fairly. When a new king is crowned, he would be presented with a 'sengol' during the coronation by the high priest as a symbol of the transfer of power. Vummidi Bangaru Chetty, a jeweller, designed the 'Sengol' in 1947 in Madras, under the supervision of the seer of Thiruvaduthurai Atheenam, a Tamil Nadu mutt. Sengol is a 5-foot-long golden sceptre that was given to the first prime minister of the Republic of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, by Lord Mountbatten, on 14 August 1947 to mark the transfer of power from the British Raj to India.Īlso Read: Rare 'black moon' graces night sky on May 19 ![]()
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